Global Patent Index - EP 1602989 A1

EP 1602989 A1 20051207 - Image forming apparatus with filters for ozone and volatile organic compounds

Title (en)

Image forming apparatus with filters for ozone and volatile organic compounds

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsgerät mit Filter für Ozon und flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images avec filtres pour ozone et composés organique volatils

Publication

EP 1602989 A1 20051207 (EN)

Application

EP 05012024 A 20050603

Priority

  • JP 2004166674 A 20040604
  • JP 2005156808 A 20050530

Abstract (en)

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, includes discharging means (24) for effecting electric discharge for forming the image; an air path portion (10) for guiding both of ozone produced by the electric discharge and volatile organic compounds produced in the image forming apparatus toward outside atmosphere; a first removing member (101), provided in the air path portion (10), for decomposing and removing the volatile organic compounds; a second removing member (103), provided in the air path portion (10), for removing the ozone, wherein the first removing member (101) and the second removing member (103) are disposed in the air passing portion in series, and the first removing member (101) is disposed upstream of the second removing member (103) with respect to a direction of flow in the air passing portion. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03G 21/20; G03G 15/02

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/0258 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 21/206 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] US 2004047646 A1 20040311 - YON KYUNG-YOL [KR], et al
  • [XY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 037 (P - 1159) 29 January 1991 (1991-01-29)
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 12 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1602989 A1 20051207; JP 2006018240 A 20060119; US 2005271414 A1 20051208; US 7313342 B2 20071225

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05012024 A 20050603; JP 2005156808 A 20050530; US 14370605 A 20050603